adapting and accepting change, duality, Impermanence, Inspiration, non attachment POEMS: “Standing deer” (on impermanence) Posted by bodyandsoulnourishmentblog on March 21, 2019March 20, 2019 Standing Deer As the house of a person in age sometimes grows cluttered with what is too loved or too heavy to part with, the heart may grow cluttered. And still the house will be emptied, and still the heart. As the thoughts of a person in age sometimes grow sparer, like a great cleanness come into a room, the soul may grow sparer; one sparrow song carves it completely. And still the room is full, and still the heart. Empty and filled, like the curling half-light of morning, in which everything is still possible and so why not. Filled and empty, like the curling half-light of evening, in which everything now is finished and so why not. Beloved, what can be, what was, will be taken from us. I have disappointed. I am sorry. I knew no better. A root seeks water. Tenderness only breaks open the earth. This morning, out the window, the deer stood like a blessing, then vanished. Jane Hirshfield Standing Deer Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading...
So loved this poem!
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Thank you Linda ❤
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